Zemba Surname
Approximately 13,798 people bear this surname
Zemba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 7,360 | 1:2,493 | 341 |
| Angola | 1,578 | 1:17,103 | 2,033 |
| Zambia | 791 | 1:20,038 | 2,228 |
| Malawi | 732 | 1:23,387 | 3,582 |
| DR Congo | 725 | 1:101,903 | 11,389 |
| United States | 696 | 1:520,774 | 43,486 |
| Zimbabwe | 665 | 1:23,215 | 3,512 |
| Ukraine | 513 | 1:88,738 | 12,728 |
| Tanzania | 235 | 1:225,283 | 18,694 |
| Russia | 168 | 1:857,875 | 69,146 |
| Cameroon | 86 | 1:241,501 | 23,877 |
| Belarus | 63 | 1:150,810 | 20,737 |
| Czechia | 39 | 1:272,653 | 35,847 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Moldova | 8 | 1:445,171 | 30,722 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Žemba (309) are calculated separately.
Zemba (177) may also be a first name.
Zemba Demographics
Average Zemba Salary in
United States
$40,364 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Zemba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zemba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zemba (Arabic: زمبا, Hindi: ज़ेंबा, Russian: Земба) is more frequently found in Burkina Faso than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Žemba. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zemba? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 38,148th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 528,160 people. The surname Zemba is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Zemba live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 51 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 685,598th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 177 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 7,360 people, or 1 in 2,493. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 46 percent are found, Centre-Ouest Region, where 23 percent are found and Plateau-Central Region, where 22 percent are found. Outside of Burkina Faso this last name is found in 50 countries. It is also found in Angola, where 11 percent are found and Zambia, where 6 percent are found.
Zemba Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Zemba has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 11,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Zemba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Catholic (60%) in Belarus and Orthodox (45%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Zemba are 6.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.11% registered with the party.
The amount Zemba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 51.56% less than the national average, earning R 115,116 per year and in United States they earn 6.45% less than the national average, earning $40,364 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zemba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zemba in the Hindi language | ||
| ज़ेंबा | zemba | - |
| Zemba in the Russian language | ||
| Земба | zemba | - |
| Zemba in the Arabic language | ||
| زمبا | zmba | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zemba
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